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L’Osservatore Romano explained that the contribution by Strout, a Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist, is part of a series of reflections by “people who do not belong to—or have no close ties with—the Catholic Church.”

“How heartening it was to read the words of the encyclical Magnifica Humanitas by Leo XIV; and how grateful I am to this leader of kindness for explaining to us—and even warning us—what it means to be human, not only now but also for future generations,” Strout began. “How grateful I am for his sincerity and his insights. Especially at this moment in history when, with a faltering step, our poor world draws ever closer to a terrifying and potentially catastrophic place.”

In a new article, U.S. Catholic described the transaction as “the first instance of Catholics in the United States returning land to the original Indigenous tribes in the name of reparations.”

“We dived into the aspects of what has happened to the Indigenous people, all of the treaties, and our part in the boarding school that was part of their forced assimilation and losing their culture, as well as our white dominance,” said Sister Sue Ernster, the religious institute’s president.

“There are opportunities for us to disrupt the current system with all the adversarial energy,” Sister Ernster added. “Hopefully, the intergenerational trauma can start to dissipate. It’s a real opportunity for others to see there is another way.”

“While the Dobbs decision gave states the freedom to pass pro-life laws and protect preborn children, these laws are now being undermined,” said Bishop Daniel Thomas of Toledo, Ohio. He added that the Food and Drug Administration “has enabled a nationwide mail-order abortion industry by allowing abortion pills to be prescribed in telemed appointments and sold both at neighborhood pharmacies and online, circumventing state laws that protect life in the womb.”

After calling for prayer and action, Bishop Thomas concluded:

On this Anniversary of the Dobbs decision, we praise God for the historic overturning of Roe v. Wade, and we beg the intercession of the Sacred Heart of Jesus in building a culture of life.

L’Osservatore Romano devoted the most prominent front-page article in its June 23 edition to the work of Amir al-Rantisi, a young Gaza tailor who turns waste fabrics into formal dresses.

The Holy See Press Office released the program of Pope Leo XIV’s second extraordinary consistory of cardinals, which will take place June 26-27.

“Sr. Benedetta Nya Moe has been held in military custody for the past two weeks after undertaking what fellow religious described as a mission to obtain essential medicines for impoverished patients,” according to the report.

In 2023, Mission World reported that “together with her fellow Sisters of Charity, Sr. Benedetta Nya Moe runs a hostel in the small town of Hsipaw in Northern Myanmar.” Located in Southeast Asia, the nation has been under military rule since a 2021 coup d’état.

Pope Leo XIV marked the 100th anniversary of Libreria Editrice Vaticana, the Vatican publishing house, by highlighting the importance of writing.